The Cedar Presents
BALAKLAVA BLUES with Ukrainian Village Band
Sunday, September 18, 2022 / Doors: 7:00 PM CT / Show: 7:30 PM CT
All Ages
Standing
$20 Advance, $25 Day of Show
This is a standing show with an open floor. To request seating or other access accommodations, please visit our Access page: https://www.thecedar.org/access
General Admission tickets are available online: https://bit.ly/3NzzM44
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BALAKLAVA BLUES
“ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND EMOTIONALLY POWERFUL PROJECTS ON THE EUROPEAN MUSIC SCENE.” - Songlines
Balaklava Blues has been described as ethno-shock, folk-noir, and slavic soul. It’s the brainchild of Mark and Marichka Marczyk, creators of the multi-award winning guerrilla-folk-opera Counting Sheep and leaders of the mighty Lemon Bucket Orkestra – Canada’s notorious 13 piece balkan-party-punk-massive. Falling somewhere between a traditional song cycle and a full blown multimedia techno show, the duo fuses Ukrainian polyphony and other folk traditions with EDM, hip hop, and jazz, and explores the seemingly never-ending blues that have long emanated from the Ukrainian steppe.
To learn more about Balaklava Blues, visit their website here: https://www.balaklavablues.ca/
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UKRAINIAN VILLAGE BAND
Ukrainian Village Band (UVB) is a Ukrainian roots and Zabava band playing folk & modern music of Ukrainians everywhere and of Ukraine's various ethnic communities. A beloved fixture in the Twin Cities’ folk and world party music scene, UVB has been delighting audiences for the last 15 years.
At any event where UVB appears, one will always find people dancing. Listeners can waltz and polka with the band, or learn for the first time how to do the traditional village and courtroom dances to such tunes as Hopak, Arkan, Hutsulka/Kolomyjka, Kartoplja, Orlytsja, Karapet, Ojra and more!
UVB is a mix of Ukrainian-Americans and lovers of Ukrainian music, all of whom are distressed and devastated by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. While the band members are performers onstage, they also are actively involved in organizing within Minnesota’s Ukrainian-American community, and appreciate any and all support going towards humanitarian and resistance efforts in Ukraine and in the US.
To learn more about Ukrainian Village Band, visit their website here: https://uvbmn.com/